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COLOR: Deep ruby red colour with pomegranate reflections. NOSE: Ethereal nose which reminds of peach blossoms,...
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A big, deep, and complex nose of preserved brandied cherries, violets, licorice and tobacco. On the palate,...
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Fresh and fleshy with essence-like apricots and plenty of grilled peaches and hazelnuts. Elegant, refined and...
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A cuvée that has a very fresh and attractively fruity nose with apricots and plenty of vibrant peach notes. Drink now.
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Color: Ruby red. Bouquet: Intense and highly developed with notes of dry herbs, prunes and cherries. Flavor:...
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• Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone, and Molinara from 1.5 ha total.
• Located above the ‘Punta di Villa’...
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Intense ruby red color with a garnet hue. Ripe red cherry and sour cherry join the balsamic sweetness and majestic...
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Notes of smoke, earth, peppercorn, bitter blackberry, rhubarb and currant. Fleshy on the palate with fine tannins....
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The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Morandina is dark and youthfully understated in the glass, as crushed rose petals...
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Aromas of rose hips, dried red berries and pretty flowers. Spicy oak, too. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated...
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Dried red berries and plenty of oak spice here. Full- to medium-bodied with a good balance of fruit and oak, a solid...
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The 2017 Valpolicella Classico Superiore De Buris is remarkably pretty, with a burst of crushed black cherries and...
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Dusty sweet spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves mix with sweet cranberries and dried raspberries on the nose....
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Allegrini La Poja Veronese IGT 2017
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Very dense, tightly packed aromas of blackcurrants and blackberries, as well as notes of hazelnuts. Full-bodied and...
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With the 2016 still being held for release down the road as it slowly comes into focus, today it's the 2017 Amarone...
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With the 2016 still being held for release down the road as it slowly comes into focus, today it's the 2017 Amarone...
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Plump and creamy in feel, but also very pure, with fine details to the mix of melon, pear, apricot and anise notes. A...
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Corvina Blend Savatiano Sherry Viognier 2017
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.